Notice Of Preclearance Activity Under The Voting Rights Act Of 1965, As Amended
This periodic notice of preclearance submissions and actions is issued pursuant to the Attorney General's Procedures for the Administration of Section 5 of the Voting Rights Act (Part 51 of Title 28 of the Code of Federal Regulations). The Attorney General has 60 days from the date of receipt to respond to each submission of voting changes. We invite persons interested in pending submissions to submit comments and information, in writing or by telephone, to the Voting Section of the Civil Rights Division at the earliest possible date to assure that they may be considered during the preclearance review time period. Telephone 1-800-253-3931 or (202) 307-2385 or write to Voting Section, Civil Rights Division, P.O.Box 66128, Washington D.C. 20035-6128 (the envelope and first page should be marked "Comment under Section 5").
Notices of preclearance can also be accessed on the Internet directly at www.usdoj.gov/crt/voting/sec_5/notices.htm or from the Department of Justice Home Page at www.usdoj.gov. Click on Organizations and Information from the Menu on the Department of Justice Home Page, then select the Civil Rights Division Home Page from the alphabetical list. Notices are listed under "Special Issues" on the Civil Rights Division Home Page.
The following submissions of Voting changes, submissions of items of additional information, notices of withdrawal of a submitted voting change, and requests for the Attorney General to reconsider an objection were received on the dates indicated.
05/22/2000 - 2000-2205 | |
State: LOUISIANA Parish: JEFFERSON Subjurisdiction: Referendum requirement Submission received | |
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05/22/2000 - 2000-2206 | |
State: LOUISIANA Parish: TERREBONNE Subjurisdiction: TERREBONNE PARISH SCHOOL DISTRICT Redistricting procedures Submission received | |
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05/26/2000 - 2000-1285 | |
State: SOUTH CAROLINA County: LAURENS Subjurisdiction: Polling place (Added) Polling place (Changed) Additional information received | |
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05/26/2000 - 2000-1285 | |
State: SOUTH CAROLINA County: LAURENS Subjurisdiction: Polling place (Added) Polling place (Changed) Resubmission received | |
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05/26/2000 - 2000-1754 | |
State: ALABAMA County: LIMESTONE, MADISON Subjurisdiction: MADISON Annexation Related submission received | |
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05/26/2000 - 2000-2035 | |
State: ALABAMA County: LIMESTONE, MADISON Subjurisdiction: MADISON Annexation Related submission received | |
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05/26/2000 - 2000-2173 | |
State: GEORGIA County: COBB Subjurisdiction: POWDER SPRINGS Annexation Submission received | |
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05/26/2000 - 2000-2174 | |
State: ARIZONA County: GRAHAM Subjurisdiction: SAFFORD Annexation Submission received | |
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05/26/2000 - 2000-2175 | |
State: GEORGIA County: DECATUR Subjurisdiction: BAINBRIDGE Annexation Submission received | |
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05/26/2000 - 2000-2176 | |
State: LOUISIANA Parish: TANGIPAHOA Subjurisdiction: Polling place (Changed) Submission received | |
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05/26/2000 - 2000-2177 | |
State: GEORGIA County: GREENE Subjurisdiction: Voter registration (Additional location) Voter registration (Hours) Submission received | |
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05/26/2000 - 2000-2178 | |
State: LOUISIANA Parish: CALDWELL Subjurisdiction: Special election procedures (Tax) Submission received Expedited Consideration Requested | |
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05/26/2000 - 2000-2179 | |
State: TEXAS County: FREESTONE Subjurisdiction: Absentee Voting (Additional location) Absentee Voting (Hours) Submission received | |
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05/26/2000 - 2000-2180 | |
State: ALABAMA County: LIMESTONE, MADISON Subjurisdiction: MADISON Annexation Submission received | |
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05/26/2000 - 2000-2185 | |
State: ALABAMA County: HENRY Subjurisdiction: NEWVILLE Annexation Submission received | |
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05/30/2000 - 2000-1432 | |
State: TEXAS County: BEXAR, COMAL, GUADALUPE Subjurisdiction: SELMA Absentee Voting (Location changed) Election administration Voting method (Optical scan ballots) Additional information received | |
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05/30/2000 - 2000-1445 | |
State: LOUISIANA Parish: WEST FELICIANA Subjurisdiction: Limited redistricting Precinct (Added) Precinct (Realignment) Polling place (Location established) Additional information received | |
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05/30/2000 - 2000-1506 | |
State: LOUISIANA Parish: ST. JAMES Subjurisdiction: Precinct (Realignment) Additional information received | |
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05/30/2000 - 2000-1645 | |
State: TEXAS County: MAVERICK Subjurisdiction: EAGLE PASS INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT Special election procedures (Bond election) Additional information received Expedited Consideration Requested | |
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05/30/2000 - 2000-1803 | |
State: ALABAMA County: JEFFERSON Subjurisdiction: GARDENDALE Annexation Related submission received | |
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05/30/2000 - 2000-1826 | |
State: LOUISIANA Parish: ST. TAMMANY Subjurisdiction: PEARL RIVER Annexation Related submission received | |
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05/30/2000 - 2000-1843 | |
State: ARIZONA Subjurisdiction: Candidate qualification procedures Additional information received Expedited Consideration Requested | |
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05/30/2000 - 2000-1930 | |
State: ALABAMA County: JEFFERSON Subjurisdiction: GARDENDALE Annexation Related submission received | |
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05/30/2000 - 2000-2181 | |
State: TEXAS County: JONES, TAYLOR Subjurisdiction: ABILENE Precinct (Consolidation) Polling place (Consolidation) Submission received Expedited Consideration Requested | |
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05/30/2000 - 2000-2182 | |
State: TEXAS County: KERR Subjurisdiction: KERRVILLE Annexation Submission received Expedited Consideration Requested | |
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05/30/2000 - 2000-2183 | |
State: TEXAS County: HARRIS Subjurisdiction: NORTHWEST HARRIS COUNTY MUNICIPAL UTILITY DISTRICT #36 Special election procedures (Bond election) Submission received | |
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05/30/2000 - 2000-2184 | |
State: LOUISIANA Parish: ST. TAMMANY Subjurisdiction: PEARL RIVER Annexation Submission received | |
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05/30/2000 - 2000-2186 | |
State: TEXAS County: HIDALGO Subjurisdiction: MERCEDES Annexation Submission received | |
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05/30/2000 - 2000-2187 | |
State: VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction: MARTINSVILLE Polling place (Location established) Submission received | |
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05/30/2000 - 2000-2188 | |
State: ALABAMA County: MOBILE Subjurisdiction: SARALAND Absentee Voting (Location established) Submission received | |
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05/30/2000 - 2000-2189 | |
State: GEORGIA County: BURKE Subjurisdiction: Voting method (Machine) Submission received Expedited Consideration Requested | |
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05/30/2000 - 2000-2190 | |
State: ALABAMA County: MORGAN Subjurisdiction: PRICEVILLE Absentee Voting (Location established) Submission received | |
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05/30/2000 - 2000-2191 | |
State: LOUISIANA Parish: TANGIPAHOA Subjurisdiction: HAMMOND Annexation Submission received | |
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05/30/2000 - 2000-2192 | |
State: TEXAS County: SAN JACINTO Subjurisdiction: SHEPHERD Polling place (Changed) Submission received | |
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05/30/2000 - 2000-2193 | |
State: ALABAMA County: JEFFERSON Subjurisdiction: GARDENDALE Annexation Submission received | |
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05/30/2000 - 2000-2194 | |
State: ALABAMA County: ST. CLAIR Subjurisdiction: RAGLAND Absentee Voting (Location established) Submission received | |
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05/30/2000 - 2000-2195 | |
State: ALABAMA County: MARSHALL Subjurisdiction: ALBERTVILLE Polling place (Changed) Absentee Voting (Additional location) Submission received | |
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05/30/2000 - 2000-2196 | |
State: GEORGIA County: MERIWETHER Subjurisdiction: Ballot format Submission received Expedited Consideration Requested | |
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05/30/2000 - 2000-2197 | |
State: ALABAMA County: DALE Subjurisdiction: OZARK Absentee Voting (Location established) Submission received Expedited Consideration Requested | |
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05/30/2000 - 2000-2198 | |
State: GEORGIA County: CLAYTON Subjurisdiction: Special election procedures Submission received | |
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05/30/2000 - 2000-2199 | |
State: MISSISSIPPI County: TALLAHATCHIE, YALOBUSHA Subjurisdiction: OAKLAND/YALOBUSHA NATURAL GAS DISTRICT Creation of special district (Enabling legislation) Boundary changes (Enabling legislation) Referendum requirement Submission received | |
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05/30/2000 - 2000-2200 | |
State: SOUTH CAROLINA County: CLARENDON Subjurisdiction: Polling place (Changed) Submission received | |
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05/30/2000 - 2000-2201 | |
State: ALASKA Subjurisdiction: Polling place (Changed) Submission received | |
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05/30/2000 - 2000-2202 | |
State: TEXAS County: BEXAR Subjurisdiction: HILL COUNTRY VILLAGE Special election procedures Submission received Expedited Consideration Requested | |
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05/30/2000 - 2000-2207 | |
State: TEXAS County: HIDALGO Subjurisdiction: HIDALGO INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT Special election procedures (Tax) Submission received | |
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05/30/2000 - 2000-2208 | |
State: TEXAS County: ZAVALA Subjurisdiction: CRYSTAL CITY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT Special election procedures (Tax) Submission received | |
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05/31/2000 - 2000-1191 | |
State: TEXAS County: TRAVIS, WILLIAMSON Subjurisdiction: WILLIAMSON-TRAVIS COUNTIES WATER CONTROL & IMPROVEMENT DISTRICT #1E Creation of special district Polling place (Location established) Absentee Voting (Hours) Absentee Voting (Location established) Bilingual procedures (Spanish language) Joint election procedures Resubmission received Expedited Consideration Requested | |
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05/31/2000 - 2000-1683 | |
State: TEXAS County: DENTON Subjurisdiction: HICKORY CREEK Annexation Related submission received | |
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05/31/2000 - 2000-1746 | |
State: ALABAMA County: JEFFERSON Subjurisdiction: ADAMSVILLE Annexation Related submission received | |
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05/31/2000 - 2000-1904 | |
State: ALABAMA County: TALLADEGA Subjurisdiction: TALLADEGA Annexation Related submission received | |
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05/31/2000 - 2000-2011 | |
State: TEXAS County: FREESTONE Subjurisdiction: TEAGUE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT Absentee Voting (Additional location) Special election procedures (Bond election) Additional information received Expedited Consideration Requested | |
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05/31/2000 - 2000-2148 | |
State: ALABAMA County: LIMESTONE Subjurisdiction: ATHENS Annexation Related submission received | |
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05/31/2000 - 2000-2189 | |
State: GEORGIA County: BURKE Subjurisdiction: Voting method (Machine) Additional information received Expedited Consideration Requested | |
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05/31/2000 - 2000-2209 | |
State: ALABAMA County: COLBERT Subjurisdiction: MUSCLE SHOALS SCHOOL DISTRICT Method of selection (Appointive/elective to elective) Submission received | |
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05/31/2000 - 2000-2210 | |
State: GEORGIA County: TREUTLEN Subjurisdiction: Voter registration (Location changed) Submission received | |
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05/31/2000 - 2000-2211 | |
State: TEXAS County: GONZALES Subjurisdiction: GONZALES COUNTY UNDERGROUND WATER CONSERVATION DISTRICT Polling place (Changed) Submission received | |
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05/31/2000 - 2000-2212 | |
State: ALABAMA County: JACKSON Subjurisdiction: STEVENSON Annexation Polling place Submission received | |
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05/31/2000 - 2000-2213 | |
State: VIRGINIA County: ALBEMARLE Subjurisdiction: Polling place (Changed) Submission received | |
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05/31/2000 - 2000-2214 | |
State: TEXAS County: DENTON Subjurisdiction: HICKORY CREEK Annexation Special election procedures Submission received | |
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05/31/2000 - 2000-2215 | |
State: TEXAS County: NACOGDOCHES Subjurisdiction: NACOGDOCHES Annexation Submission received | |
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05/31/2000 - 2000-2216 | |
State: ARIZONA County: MARICOPA Subjurisdiction: GILBERT Annexation Submission received | |
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05/31/2000 - 2000-2217 | |
State: ALABAMA County: ELMORE, TALLAPOOSA Subjurisdiction: TALLASSEE Absentee Voting (Location established) Submission received | |
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05/31/2000 - 2000-2218 | |
State: ALABAMA County: TALLADEGA Subjurisdiction: TALLADEGA Annexation Submission received | |
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05/31/2000 - 2000-2219 | |
State: ALABAMA County: SHELBY Subjurisdiction: PELHAM Annexation Submission received | |
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05/31/2000 - 2000-2220 | |
State: ALABAMA County: TUSCALOOSA Subjurisdiction: NORTHPORT Annexation Submission received | |
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05/31/2000 - 2000-2221 | |
State: ALABAMA County: HALE Subjurisdiction: GREENSBORO Absentee Voting (Location established) Submission received | |
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05/31/2000 - 2000-2222 | |
State: LOUISIANA Parish: BOSSIER Subjurisdiction: Polling place (Changed) Submission received | |
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05/31/2000 - 2000-2223 | |
State: LOUISIANA Parish: EVANGELINE Subjurisdiction: VILLE PLATTE Special election procedures (Tax) Submission received Expedited Consideration Requested | |
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05/31/2000 - 2000-2224 | |
State: ALABAMA County: LEE Subjurisdiction: AUBURN Annexation Submission received | |
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05/31/2000 - 2000-2225 | |
State: TEXAS County: TITUS Subjurisdiction: MOUNT PLEASANT Annexation Submission received | |
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05/31/2000 - 2000-2226 | |
State: LOUISIANA Parish: BIENVILLE Subjurisdiction: Polling place (Changed) Submission received | |
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05/31/2000 - 2000-2227 | |
State: TEXAS County: BURNET Subjurisdiction: COTTONWOOD SHORES Annexation Submission received | |
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05/31/2000 - 2000-2228 | |
State: GEORGIA County: GREENE Subjurisdiction: Voter registration (Additional location) Voter registration (Hours) Submission received | |
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05/31/2000 - 2000-2229 | |
State: ALABAMA County: DALE, HENRY, HOUSTON Subjurisdiction: DOTHAN Deannexation Submission received | |
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05/31/2000 - 2000-2230 | |
State: ALABAMA County: SHELBY Subjurisdiction: ALABASTER Annexation Deannexation Submission received | |
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05/31/2000 - 2000-2231 | |
State: VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction: WINCHESTER Annexation Submission received Expedited Consideration Requested | |
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05/31/2000 - 2000-2232 | |
State: ALABAMA County: JEFFERSON Subjurisdiction: ADAMSVILLE Annexation Submission received | |
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05/31/2000 - 2000-2233 | |
State: ALABAMA County: LAWRENCE Subjurisdiction: COURTLAND Absentee Voting (Location established) Submission received Expedited Consideration Requested | |
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05/31/2000 - 2000-2234 | |
State: ALABAMA County: LIMESTONE Subjurisdiction: ATHENS Annexation Submission received | |
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06/01/2000 - 1999-3823 | |
State: TEXAS County: AUSTIN Subjurisdiction: SEALY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT Numbered positions adopted Additional information received Expedited Consideration Requested | |
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06/01/2000 - 2000-1771 | |
State: TEXAS County: BEXAR Subjurisdiction: SAN ANTONIO Annexation Additional information received | |
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06/01/2000 - 2000-1931 | |
State: GEORGIA County: HARALSON Subjurisdiction: TALLAPOOSA Annexation Related submission received | |
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06/01/2000 - 2000-2046 | |
State: GEORGIA County: HARALSON Subjurisdiction: TALLAPOOSA Annexation Related submission received | |
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06/01/2000 - 2000-2189 | |
State: GEORGIA County: BURKE Subjurisdiction: Voting method (Machine) Additional information received Expedited Consideration Requested | |
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06/01/2000 - 2000-2203 | |
State: GEORGIA County: MARION Subjurisdiction: Method of election (Single-member districts) Districting plan Staggered terms Nonpartisan elections Implementation schedule Candidate qualification procedures Special election procedures Primary election (Cancelled) Submission received | |
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06/01/2000 - 2000-2236 | |
State: GEORGIA County: HARALSON Subjurisdiction: TALLAPOOSA Annexation Submission received | |
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06/01/2000 - 2000-2238 | |
State: TEXAS County: MCLENNAN Subjurisdiction: WACO Annexation Submission received | |
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06/01/2000 - 2000-2239 | |
State: TEXAS County: FORT BEND Subjurisdiction: RICHMOND Annexation Submission received | |
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06/01/2000 - 2000-2241 | |
State: TEXAS County: WILLACY Subjurisdiction: LASARA INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT Special election procedures (Tax) Submission received | |
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06/02/2000 - 1999-3823 | |
State: TEXAS County: AUSTIN Subjurisdiction: SEALY INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT Numbered positions adopted Additional information received Expedited Consideration Requested | |
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06/02/2000 - 2000-0422 | |
State: VIRGINIA Subjurisdiction: LYNCHBURG Voter registration (Relocation of registrars office) Additional information received Expedited Consideration Requested | |
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06/02/2000 - 2000-0427 | |
State: LOUISIANA Parish: ST. BERNARD Subjurisdiction: Polling place (Changed) Additional information received Expedited Consideration Requested | |
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06/02/2000 - 2000-0867 | |
State: TEXAS County: TERRY Subjurisdiction: BROWNFIELD Annexation (Procedures) Bilingual procedures (Spanish language) Election administration Candidate qualification procedures Candidate qualifications to serve in office Special election procedures (Charter amendment) Compensation Referendum requirement Additional information received | |
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06/05/2000 - 2000-2242 | |
State: TEXAS County: DENTON Subjurisdiction: DENTON COUNTY DEVELOPMENT DISTRICT #4 Special election procedures (Bond election) Submission received | |
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06/05/2000 - 2000-2243 | |
State: TEXAS County: DENTON, SMITH Subjurisdiction: DENTON COUNTY FRESH WATER SUPPLY DISTRICT #6 Annexation Special election procedures (Bond election) Submission received |
Joseph D. Rich
Acting Chief, Voting Section
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